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2011

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fur (fûr)
n.
1. The thick coat of soft hair covering the skin of a mammal, such as a fox or beaver.
2. The hair-covered, dressed pelt of such a mammal, used in the making of garments and as trimming or decoration.
3. A garment made of or lined with the dressed pelt of a mammal.
4. A coating similar to the pelt of a mammal.

girl (gûrl)
n.
1. A female child.
2. An immature or inexperienced woman, especially a young woman.
3. A daughter: our youngest girl.
4. Informal A grown woman: a night out with the girls.
5. A female who comes from or belongs to a particular place: a city girl.
6. Offensive A female servant, such as a maid.
7. A female sweetheart: cadets escorting their girls to the ball.

ker·nel (kûrnl)
n.
1. A grain or seed, as of a cereal grass, enclosed in a husk.
2. The inner, usually edible seed of a nut or fruit stone.
3. The most material and central part; the core: "that hard kernel of gaiety that never breaks" Evelyn Waugh.